Justin Trudeau In India Live Updates: Canadian PM Meets Punjab Chief Minister At Amritsar

Amritsar:  Following his Mumbai visit, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Amritsar. He was received by Hardeep Singh Puri and Navjot Singh Sidhu at the airport. Preparations by the Punjab government were on in full swing for this visit. Mr Trudeau is scheduled to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple along with his family. A thick security blanket has been put in place in and around the Golden Temple. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met Justin Trudeau in Amritsar for a one-on-one meeting. Former deputy chief minister of Punjab and president of the Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will also meet the Canadian PM at Golden Temple.

Mr Trudeau will attend langar, which is the community kitchen of the Golden Temple. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has arranged a specially crafted 24-carat gold-plated portrait of the shrine and a gold-plated 'Siri Sahib' (a small six-inch sword) to be presented to the Canadian PM along with a 'siropa' (robe of honour) and a shawl.

The Canadian prime minister is on week-long visit to India. Mr Trudeau is accompanied by wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and three children -Ella-Grace, Xavier and Hadrien and a delegation of ministers.


Here are the live updates of his visit to Amritsar: